The Tolkien Treasury

Outstanding! The stories are classic and the books are just beautiful and well bound to boot. The text size is fine for reading, unlike the tiny font size of "The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings: Deluxe Pocket Boxed Set". (nice books, but the font was so small I couldn't imagine actually reading them. The Tolkien Treasury, on the other hand is totally readable and I like that they're not just the stories (and poems), but they include lots of commentary, notes and appendices. They just feel good in my hands, look good to the eye, and read well. I've been getting interested in binding lately, too and I've seen reviews that call the binding "OK", but to this novice they are solid! I broke them all in properly just to be sure not to "break the spine" and no problems. They open well, not too tight, and are Smyth sewn (of course), so they should last. Just very nice.

This book set is worth the investment, they are very well detailed. Lots of drawings. A must if you are a Tolkien fan.

Great set of lesser known Tolkien works. They're also beautiful, and well-made books (though the books are not very big). My experience with the seller was smooth, and the item arrived safely packaged, and in "like new" condition, as expected. I've read excerpts of the books themselves (so far) and the stories are really good--after all, it's Tolkien. If you're a fan or collector, this box set is a beautiful addition to your library.

Got this for my son for a Christmas. He is a huge Tolkien fan. I was searching Tolkien’s library and found this box set and new he didn’t have it in his library and new he’d love it. He’s 23 by the way. His special Mom gift that he gets every year.

These things are stunning in person. They are small, a little larger than those light blue macmillan hardcover editions of books which are everywhere. I like the size a lot. I mostly just want to compliment the shipping, because they were shrink wrapped, covered with styrofoam, and placed on two layers of boxes. This ensured they arrived without the slightest scratch. A lot of thought and care went into this.

I was a bit nervous ordering this collection because "pocket volume" editions of books sometimes end up with text that you'd need a magnifying glass to read. But I went ahead in large part due to the wonderful artwork from Pauline Baynes that adorned the case and books. It has been a goal of mine to collect editions of Tolkien's works that have cover art (or illustrations) outside of those who influenced the Peter Jackson films (which I love, but which have had the unfortunate effect of "homogenizing" how the wider corpus is visualized).

Thankfully, I was pleasantly surprised. The text is highly readable (likely around size 10), certainly aided by the shorter length of these books. The smaller size also works well for reading with my children. All four books feel well-made and the cover art truly is quite stunning. The included case is very sturdy (maybe even sturdier than the case for my Lord of the Rings volumes).

Sure to be a wonderful addition to any Tolkien fan's library.

From now on I always check the description. Beautiful artwork but I can’t really appreciate it at half the size.

just got them so didn't got to read them yet but I can review the quality:
the binding and printing quality are good. the box is strong and will keep them safe together and the art is beautiful.
the only thing that was wrong is that one of the dustcovers was folded in the lower part in the box, probably who packed it there didn't noticed, nothing big.

Perfect condition. I was slightly worried since it was coming from overseas, but it wasn’t damaged at all.

Beautiful, sweet books for Tolkien lovers! Small, hardcover books with charming dust covers and box. Really lovely!!